Current ACC Schools Have 23 Selected to 2016 NFL Pro Bowl
Conference Schools Had Second-Highest Total
of Former Standouts Chosen of Any League
GREENSBORO, N.C.—Current Atlantic Coast Conference schools had a total of 23 former standouts chosen for this year’s NFL Pro Bowl game, which will be played Sunday in Honolulu, Hawaii, with a 7 p.m. (ET) kickoff and televised by ESPN.
In all, current ACC schools had 14 players chosen for the original Pro Bowl team and have had nine selected as replacements for those who could not play in the game due to participation in the Super Bowl or injury. In all, 14 NFL standouts from current ACC schools will play in Sunday’s game, either on Team Irvin—selected by former Miami and Dallas Cowboy standout Michael Irvin—or team Rice, chosen by former San Francisco 49er standout Jerry Rice for Sunday’s game.
5 Pro Bowl QBs are from ACC schools.
The former standouts for ACC schools chosen for the Pro Bowl include:
Player School Pos. Current NFL Team Pro Bowl Team
Branden Albert Virginia T Miami Dolphins Team Irvin
Gary Barnidge Louisville TE Cleveland Browns Team Rice
Teddy Bridgewater Louisville QB Minnesota Vikings Team Irvin
Calais Campbell Miami DT Arizona Cardinals Team Irvin
Kam Chancellor Virginia Tech S Seattle Seahawks --------------
Aaron Donald Pitt DT St. Louis Rams Team Rice
Elvis Dumervil Louisville OLB Baltimore Ravens Team Rice
Larry Fitzgerald Pitt WR Arizona Cardinals --------------
Devonta Freeman Florida State RB Atlanta Falcons Team Irvin
DeAndre Hopkins Clemson WR Houston Texans Team Irvin
Calvin Johnson Georgia Tech WR Detroit Lions --------------
Chandler Jones Syracuse DE New England Patriots --------------
Luke Kuechly Boston College LB Carolina Panthers Super Bowl
LeSean McCoy Pitt RB Buffalo Bills ---------------
Greg Olsen Miami TE Carolina Panthers Super Bowl
Cedric Peerman Virginia SP Cincinnati Bengals Team Rice
Julius Peppers North Carolina LB Green Bay Packers Team Rice
Darrelle Revis Pitt CB New York Jets --------------
Philip Rivers NC State QB San Diego Chargers --------------
Tyrod Taylor Virginia Tech QB Buffalo Bills Team Rice
Russell Wilson NC State QB Seattle Seahawks Team Irvin
Jameis Winston Florida State QB Tampa Bay Bucs Team Irvin
Eric Wood Louisville C Buffalo Bills Team Rice
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Conference Schools Had Second-Highest Total
of Former Standouts Chosen of Any League
GREENSBORO, N.C.—Current Atlantic Coast Conference schools had a total of 23 former standouts chosen for this year’s NFL Pro Bowl game, which will be played Sunday in Honolulu, Hawaii, with a 7 p.m. (ET) kickoff and televised by ESPN.
In all, current ACC schools had 14 players chosen for the original Pro Bowl team and have had nine selected as replacements for those who could not play in the game due to participation in the Super Bowl or injury. In all, 14 NFL standouts from current ACC schools will play in Sunday’s game, either on Team Irvin—selected by former Miami and Dallas Cowboy standout Michael Irvin—or team Rice, chosen by former San Francisco 49er standout Jerry Rice for Sunday’s game.
5 Pro Bowl QBs are from ACC schools.
The former standouts for ACC schools chosen for the Pro Bowl include:
Player School Pos. Current NFL Team Pro Bowl Team
Branden Albert Virginia T Miami Dolphins Team Irvin
Gary Barnidge Louisville TE Cleveland Browns Team Rice
Teddy Bridgewater Louisville QB Minnesota Vikings Team Irvin
Calais Campbell Miami DT Arizona Cardinals Team Irvin
Kam Chancellor Virginia Tech S Seattle Seahawks --------------
Aaron Donald Pitt DT St. Louis Rams Team Rice
Elvis Dumervil Louisville OLB Baltimore Ravens Team Rice
Larry Fitzgerald Pitt WR Arizona Cardinals --------------
Devonta Freeman Florida State RB Atlanta Falcons Team Irvin
DeAndre Hopkins Clemson WR Houston Texans Team Irvin
Calvin Johnson Georgia Tech WR Detroit Lions --------------
Chandler Jones Syracuse DE New England Patriots --------------
Luke Kuechly Boston College LB Carolina Panthers Super Bowl
LeSean McCoy Pitt RB Buffalo Bills ---------------
Greg Olsen Miami TE Carolina Panthers Super Bowl
Cedric Peerman Virginia SP Cincinnati Bengals Team Rice
Julius Peppers North Carolina LB Green Bay Packers Team Rice
Darrelle Revis Pitt CB New York Jets --------------
Philip Rivers NC State QB San Diego Chargers --------------
Tyrod Taylor Virginia Tech QB Buffalo Bills Team Rice
Russell Wilson NC State QB Seattle Seahawks Team Irvin
Jameis Winston Florida State QB Tampa Bay Bucs Team Irvin
Eric Wood Louisville C Buffalo Bills Team Rice
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